Start Date
11-8-2016
Description
The Philosophy of Information Systems should define the components of the field and how knowledge is developed, advanced and justified. This is a bold undertaking but begins with establishing a definition for information which can provide a foundation for further definition of the field. This paper addresses the question – What is Information – and, in doing so attempts to define a core component of the field. In order to do this, we must pull away from an established definition provided by Claude Shannon and see information in a broader context as anything which ‘informs’ us, or more specifically, helps form our internal conceptual models of reality.
Recommended Citation
Artz, John, "What is Information? Tiptoeing Towards The Philosophy of Information Systems" (2016). AMCIS 2016 Proceedings. 2.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2016/Phil/Presentations/2
What is Information? Tiptoeing Towards The Philosophy of Information Systems
The Philosophy of Information Systems should define the components of the field and how knowledge is developed, advanced and justified. This is a bold undertaking but begins with establishing a definition for information which can provide a foundation for further definition of the field. This paper addresses the question – What is Information – and, in doing so attempts to define a core component of the field. In order to do this, we must pull away from an established definition provided by Claude Shannon and see information in a broader context as anything which ‘informs’ us, or more specifically, helps form our internal conceptual models of reality.